Remy Sylado

was born in Ujung Pandang 12 July 1945. Aside from being a novelist, his talents cover the gamut of creative enterprise including painting, essay-writing, music arranging, singing, songwriting, playwriting, stage directing, acting and teaching. He has penned some 100 works, a number of which has been translated and brought to life on stage. These include Sekuntum Melati Buat Rima (1968), Orexas (1980), Untung Surapati (1980) Pingkan dan Matindas (1985) and Di Sebuah Sudut Taman (1999).